Are the following phrases permissible in Islamic law when someone dies: "The divine secret has been revealed," "He breathed his last," "He surrendered his soul," "He surrendered his soul to its Creator," "He breathed his last," "He breathed his last breath," "He gave up his soul"?
There is no harm in phrases like "the divine secret emerged" if what is meant by it is the departure of the soul. There is also no problem in expressing it as "surrendered the soul" or "gave up the soul," as came in the hadith: "And Ibrahim was giving up his soul," meaning its departure and yielding.
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